Advisor Compensation after the DSC/LL ban May 29, 2023
As of May 29, 2023, Pivotal Select segregated fund contracts will not allow new deposits to the Deferred Sales Charge (DSC) and Low Load (LL) sales charge options. This is in response to the ban on deferred sales charges by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). The following sales charge options will continue to be available:
- No Load (NL)
- No Load – 3 year chargeback (NL-CB)
- No Load – 5 year chargeback (NL-CB5)
Advisors may be wondering how compensation compares under various sales charge options.
Here is an example of advisor compensation for a $100,000 segregated fund contract in the Equitable Life Active Balanced Portfolio Select.*
| Year | No Load | DSC | Low Load | No Load CB | No Load CB5 |
| 1 | $1,008 | $5,544 | $3,024 | $3,500 | $5,600 |
| 2 | $1,008 | $504 | $504 | $504 | $504 |
| 3 | $1,008 | $504 | $504 | $504 | $504 |
| 4 | $1,008 | $504 | $1,008 | $504 | $504 |
| 5 | $1,008 | $504 | $1,008 | $1,008 | $504 |
| 6 | $1,008 | $504 | $1,008 | $1,008 | $504 |
| 7 | $1,008 | $504 | $1,008 | $1,008 | $504 |
| 8 | $1,008 | $504 | $1,008 | $1,008 | $504 |
| Contract Value | Total Compensation Paid | ||||
| $100,000 | $8,064 | $9,072 | $9,072 | $9,044 | $9,128 |
Over an 8-year period, total advisor compensation with the CB5 sales charge option is $9,128 versus $9,072 and $8,064 with DSC and NL respectively.
Below is the chargeback schedule for NL-CB and NL-CB5:
| Month (age of units) | Commission Chargeback Schedule NL-CB |
Commission Chargeback Schedule NL-CB5 |
| 1 - 12 | 100% | 100% |
| 13 - 24 | 97.2% - 66.4% | 98.3% - 82.0% |
| 25 – 36 | 63.6% - 32.8% | 80.5% - 64.0% |
| 37 – 48 | 0% | 62.5% - 46.0% |
| 49 – 60 | 0% | 44.5% - 28% |
| 61+ | 0% | 0% |
For more information, please contact your Regional Investment Sales Manager.
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Date posted: June 15, 2023